CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien to speak at UA on Nov. 9

View full sizeSoledad O'Brien, above, will appear in Tuscaloosa on Nov. 9 to speak to UA students in the Ferguson Center Ballroom. (CNN)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Award-winning CNN anchor and reporter Soledad O'Brien will visit the University of Alabama as part of her national speaking tour on Thursday, Nov. 9.

O'Brien will speak to students at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom with a Q&A session immediately following the speech.

She works for CNN's special investigations unit, often hosting specials or reporting on race relations in the U.S. O'Brien also recently worked on the "Latino in America" and "Black in America" series from 2007-2009.